grees
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English
[edit]Noun
[edit]grees
Anagrams
[edit]Manx
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Probably from Middle Irish grís (“heat, embers, ashes”). See also Scottish Gaelic grìos of similar meaning.
Verb
[edit]grees (verbal noun greesaghey)
- to stir
- to incite, provoke, agitate, egg on, foment, excite, stir up, instigate, prod
- to drive, accelerate
- to abet
Mutation
[edit]| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| grees | ghrees | ngrees |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Middle English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Noun
[edit]grees
- Alternative form of grece (“step, steps”)
Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]grees
- Alternative form of grece (“grease”)